West 186th Street & Washington Terrace

West 186th Street and Washington Terrace meet at a three-way junction in Washington Heights (North), Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary is 230 feet away. The nearest subway, 181 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 23 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
181 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
670 feet
Amsterdam Av/W 188 St · M101
Within a walk
23 places
11 religious buildings, 3 schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
West 186th Street & Washington Terrace Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 181 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 181 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. 191 St 1
    0.4 miles
    1
  2. 181 St A
    0.5 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Great Waves of Immigration” (2023) by Carmen Lizardo at the 181 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Amsterdam Av/W 188 St, 670 feet away, for the M101.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Amsterdam Av/W 188 St M101 · Shelter
    670 feet
    M101
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M101 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Amsterdam Ave & W 186 St 21 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Bronx Expressway southbound at Amsterdam Avenue & Cross Bronx Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 4353 Broadway Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 115 Fort Washington Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10033
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Washington Heights (North)
Elevation
192 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1912 and 1930.

Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2013, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of West 186th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated two lampposts.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 public places.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 2 colleges
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Yeshiva University High School
    230 feet
  2. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo Seminary College
    230 feet
  3. Yeshiva University College
    680 feet
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  1. Fort George Community Services Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    750 feet
  2. P.S. 189 School
    1,030 feet
  3. Catholic School Region of Manhattan School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  4. St Elizabeth School
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. West 186th Street Basketball Court Park
    470 feet
  2. Highbridge Park
    650 feet
  3. Wallenberg Playground
    830 feet
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  1. Turner Terrace in Highbridge Park Park feature
    920 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. 185th Street Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    660 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Holy Cross Armenian Church House of worship
    520 feet
  2. Fort George Presbyterian Church House of worship
    750 feet
  3. St Anargyri Church House of worship
    1,050 feet
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  1. St Elizabeths Church House of worship
    1,170 feet
  2. Prince of Peace Tabernacle Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Dan's Supermarket Supermarket
    1,030 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Fine Fare Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along West 186th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.